Chicken TV AT Briden Farm: The Hatch Begins 22 Feb 2021
Hatching Begins at Briden Farm at 3:43am on 22 Feb 2021. I’m in my second Childhood!
Category: Hatching Eggs and Baby Chicks
The Moment Of Hatch
Watch as we Experience this little Chick being born here in our Incubator at Briden Farm in Bear River, Nova Scotia.
We have Hatching Eggs and hopefully we’ll soon have Day Old Chicks! For more information call: 902-907-0770
Incubating Chicken Eggs
We’re on Day 19, or is it 18? Some say you count the first day, others say no, some say if you put your eggs in the incubator in the morning you count the day you put them in as day one, others… well You get the idea!
One thing we do know is the Temperature should be 37.5 C, or 99.5 F. It should remain at this throughout and the Incubator should be opened as little as possible! Most say you should only open the Incubator every 6 – 8 hours when you turn the eggs. Although there are those who say You should turn them more often!
Then there’s the matter of moisture, or Humidity! Some say you need to keep it steady between 45-50% Humidity for the first 18 Days. Others say that’s to high and it should only be 25-50% and yet others find more success with Dry Hatches!
So, as You can see, it’s an exact Science! My hypothesis is it’s a science best left to a bird brain like Mother Hen who understands it all better than the best Breeder!
However, with Day Old Chicks that usually sell for just a few dollars currently selling in the $5-$10 range, more and more people are trying to hatch their own eggs! Well, actually Their not really theirs, the poor hen did lay them after all!
That reminds me, we do have Fertilized Hatching Eggs and will hopefully have Day Old Chicks for sale very soon!
For The Love of A Chicken
Straight Up… that Title should be For The Love of a Rooster!
Our story starts in East Kemptville, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia and dates from 1982. I was in Grade 11 when My Dad, Victor Hurlburt Sr., decided to incubate some Chicks. Unfortunately on day 13 of the 21 Days of incubation the power went out! Then, on Day 21 the Power Company turned the village power off to do some work! Unfortunately this played havoc with the hatch rates, and only two Chicks, two young Roosters, also known as Cockerels, hatched out!
Another unfortunate turn of events happened when the two cockerels were just a month or so old, and one of our cows laid on one of the young birds. This left just one, both had sort of imprinted on me, and now alone, the one I called “Chicken George” really attached Himself to me, and I to him! He would jump on my foot, and I’d lift him to my shoulder, and he’d ride around there. He even went as far as to come meet me at the school bus when I’d get home from school! Did I mention I was in Grade 11, and also quite backward, and embarrassed to be greeted each day by a Rooster who thought I was his Mom! Yet, I loved him and kind of secretly thought it was the greatest thing in the world!
Now, wind the clock, or perhaps move the calendar, ahead to Sept 2020. Over 30 years later, and of course many birds in between, but a new little Chick come into my life! Our lives I should say, and he came with 10 others! Yet, he stood out, especially one day when at just 2-1/2 weeks old (that’s when we got them), he hopped up on my arm when I went to feed and water them! He stood there and looked me in the eye! Then, Denis called him Jack, and I agreed, although I knew in an instant that he reminded me, immediately, of Chicken George The Rooster!
When Jack jumped up and sat on my arm and looked me in the eye, I knew, and I think he knew too, that He had found his forever home!
If You’d like to experience what it’s like to Hatch Your Own Eggs, or perhaps raise some Chicks, we may be able to help! Contact us and we’ll help you find some hatching eggs or chicks! We can also help with Hens if you’re so minded to forego the youthful adventures and get cracking sooner! Just give us a call at 902-907-0770.